Wednesday 8 January 2014

Oh the ugly

 

Dearest friends

Now, I know it's not fair for me to say this, but I was pleasantly horrified (can two such emotions exist simultaneously?) when I found these 3 wooden hangers with knitted covers in a local charity shop for £1 on the weekend. What were they thinking with their colour and quality control, was this a seventies attempt at modern-granny style?

Whoever knitted them in the past did so in a little bit of a hurry I think and wasn't to concerned about attention to detail. Fair enough, but I have other ideas for these beauties.

After cutting the covers off I found this label for 19p, that doesn't make them too old, but definitely old enough for a makeover. Ha ha, Let it begin!
See you all soon
Maybe with a hanger or two
xox

 

18 comments:

  1. I don't know about them not being too old - you would have to pay a darned sight more than 19p for a wooden hanger now!! Looking forward to seeing what you turn them into!! xx

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  2. Looking forward to seeing you're hanger upcycling
    Clare x

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  3. Cannot wait to see what you make. I need inspiration for the 15 or so wooden hangers I found when I moved house, in the fitted wardrobe x

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  4. oo, gorgeous! ;-) enjoy the remake, looking forward to the results!! x

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  5. Yuk will soon be a thing of scrumptious delights I know Penny. Have fun in the making. X

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  6. Wow, what a sight! I look forward to the makeover reveal...Chrissie x

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  7. Um... I kind of like, as in really like, the awful blue and mustard (?) brown one? Does that make me weird? But I am excited to see your upcycle... 19p! Wow! Hazel x

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  8. Me too I almost like the mustard and blue too!...bet yours will be better though...awaiting in anticipation.....daisy x

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  9. There is something about seeing covered coat hangers in a wardrobe that makes me stop and stare. It also gives me the urge to pick up my yarn and get going with my very first coat hanger cover in crochet. I could go out and buy a wooden coat hanger and what I call a decent hanger. However it is much too easy to do that and I want to find a find just like you Hawthorn so I'll wait for that moment! Meanwhile I look forward to seeing what your make overs will look like!!

    keep well

    Amanda xx

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  10. What a great find Penny, I bet your makeover will be gorgeous and it sounds like such a fun project.....do you know Dottie Angels hanger tutorial ? I've used it and it works great.
    Jacquie x
    http://dottieangel.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/happy-hanger-how-to.html

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  11. I've always wanted to try this. I have a weird wire hanger with yarn wrapped around it almost like someone cast on to knit a cover for it, but never got past that stage.

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  12. I think they are beautiful in their naked state. Am I wrong?
    hugs,
    Meredith

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  13. I would love to try this with coat hangers too! Looking forward to seeing how yours turn out.
    Marianne x

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  14. love those old hangers - hard to find but gems when you do :O) michellemadethis.blogspot

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  15. You know what they say, they don't make them like the used too, can't wait to see what you do! :) x

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  16. Definitely function over beauty there! But someone made something useful out of odds and ends of wool, and now you will give them a further lease of life ... proper thrifting, I like it :)

    It's been lovely catching up with your last few posts Penny. I am finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel we entered in late November and finding time to visit all my lovely bloggy friends more often. Here's wishing you a 2014 full of wonderful memories made, and recorded in your Jolly Jar x

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  17. Oh come on Penny! Don't keep us hanging about for a reveal! But I agree with you re colour schemes. 70's orange was NEVER a hit with me - one of the reasons I am a bit un- thrilled with the Vintage Movement is that people are so unselective about what they rush to collect! Looking forward to seeing what you make of them. Lxx

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  18. I love the old coat hangers but you're probably as well to remove the covers (although admittedly they're far better than anything I could achieve)... the price label's the best bit too! Always takes me back, seeing things priced at mere pennies. In fact I was pursing my lips yesterday in a petrol station as I wondered when chocolate bars suddenly reached £1 ;)

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